Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

Dysregulation of the NUDT7-PGAM1 axis is responsible for chondrocyte death during osteoarthritis pathogenesis

  • Jinsoo Song,
  • In-Jeoung Baek,
  • Churl-Hong Chun,
  • Eun-Jung Jin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05787-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Osteoarthritis is a common joint disease that is a major public health problem. Here, the authors identify a role for the NUDT7 protein in pathogenesis of the disease, and report the potential for NUDT7 to be a target for future therapies.